This presentation provides a description of Elgazala Innovation Days.

1. We involve you in
MAKING
INNOVATION www.eid.tn

2. AGENDA
ABOUT EID’14 01
KEY STATISTICS 02
FUTURE OBJECTIVES 03
EID’15 CONFIGURATION 04
THE EXPO 05
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THE WORKSHOPS 06
THE AWARDS 07
COMMUNICATION PLAN 08
OPEN ISSUES 09
DISCUSSION / QUESTIONS 10
Date | Sept. 17, 2014| Elgazala Technopark

3. • Two post-event meetings
• Online evaluation
 Positive/negative outcomes
 Followup?
ABOUT EID’14

4. ABOUT EID’14
Online evaluation
Evaluation results
13 respondents / 110 registered participants
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Organization
11
2
Topics/Scope
9
4
Program
12
1
Timing
13
0
Networking
10
3
Coffee breaks
13
0
87
%
13
%

5. ABOUT EID’14
Post-meetings
Evaluation results
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Coordination with partners
Registration process
Sponsorship and endorsement
Presentations not uploaded on USB
disk
Topics and presentation content
Organization
Case studies and diversity
Networking opportunities

6. STATISTICS

7. STATISTICS
Publicity
More than 500 e-mails
23 onsite visits
2 deadline extensions
Media announcements
Starting date: March 28
Less than three weeks before the events, only
12 participants registered for the EXPO.
No direct interaction with the
registration platform
Weak motivation due to previous
experiences
Late publication of the program
Weak understanding of the objectives
of the event
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8. STATISTICS
EXPO
71%
11%
18%
Total number of participants = 32
Industry
Research labs
Student teams
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9. STATISTICS
EXPO
21
… is the number of exhibitors who
cited R&D as one of their activities.
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10. -50%
+300%
+150%
+366%
+209%
Citations
2
1
4
6
22
46
STATISTICS
Impact on the visibility of the
technopark
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June
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11. STATISTICS
Lexical component analysis
43%
9%
6%
19%
Key term distribution in the
online citations of the
Technopark (Jan-Jun)
14% 9%
EID Startup GNSS ACEPT Algiers Entrepreneurship
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12. FUTURE
OBJECTIVES

13. OUR OBJECTIVES
Internationalization - Excellence
Funding Networking
Training Managemen
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Identify funding opportunities for
regional projects
Establish regional networks to enhance the impact
of ICT innovation on urbalization
Prospect the introduction of innovation and
entrepreneurship in universities
Promote the awareness of innovation
management and governance

14. .
EID’15
CONFIGURATION

15. Three PILLARS
Business | Research | Academia
Business development Research Academia & training
 Best practices
 Key performance indicators
 Models and frameworks
 Entrepreneurship and incubation
 Funding schemes
 Intellectual property
 Networking and collaboration
 Involvement in regional research projects
 Technology transfer
 Research and urbanization
 Funding schemes
 Intellectual property
 Networking and collaboration
 Synergy between academia and industry
 Accreditation and recognition
 Joint education programs
 Funding schemes
 Intellectual property
 Networking and collaboration
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16. FOUR THEMATIC
PRIORITIES Innovation in the urban society
E-Health Smartgrids Water/Wastewater Cybersecurity
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17. ORGNIZATION
COMMITTEE
NAME : ?
POSITION : ?
We are looking for active partners to contribute in
the organization of EID’15
Communication committee
…
Award committee
...
Program committee
…
Publicity committee
…
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18. OUR TOOLS
Enhance interaction and visibility
Extensive network
The tasks of the event will be
distributed and acknowledged by an
international network involving various
partners.
Match making
The programs of the EXPO and the
workshop will be refined as to create
a maximum number of collaboration
opportunities.
CMS
Microsoft Conference Management
System will be used to process the
submissions and prepare the
publication materials. Access will be
granted, with different privilege levels,
to the chairs of the teams involved in
this process.
Business intelligence
A dashboard will be created to
monitor the progress of the activities
related to the event.
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19. THE EXPO

20. The EXPO will assemble the drivers of innovation development from Tunisia,
giving them visibility through showcasing the design and development of
models, techniques, and tools in ICT.
Exhibitors will be in contact with the key actors of the digital economy at the
regional level, including:
• Venture capitals and business angels
• Intellectual property institutions
• Technological partners
• Coaching teams
Exhibitors must be operating in Tunisia
Submission is open to the following categories:
• Private and public institutions that provide development aid and
support for innovation
• Business incubators
• Innovative SMEs and high-tech startups
• Start-up companies seeking new technical and scientific talent
• Spin-offs
• Research labs
• Inventors and entrepreneurs
ELIGIBILITY
Promote the innovation potential in Tunisia
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21. Selection of the exhibitors will be based on:
• The ability to present a prototype of the innovation
idea/product/service
• The impact of the proposed innovative products/services/ideas on the
urban models of the region (MENA+AFRICA)
• The adequacy with the thematic priorities of the event (health,
water/wastewater processing, smartgrids, cybersecurity)
• The existence of use cases and scenarios showing the feasibility of
the innovation idea/product/service
Selection will be made by an international pool of experts
SELECTION
Promote the innovation potential in Tunisia
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22. .
THE WORKSHOPS

23. FOUR SCHEMES
Open participation
Keynote speeches
Will address key issues related to innovation.
Building innovation networks
Will address the development of regional
frameworks to boost innovation in industry, research,
and academia.
Innovation governance models
Will present national models and strategies to
promote innovation.
Return-of-experience
Will review case studies related to the
implementation of innovation models and strategies.
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24. .
THE AWARDS

25. Three AWARDS
Business | Research | Academia
Outstanding research Most innovative curriculum
contribution
Best innovative product
Best innovative service
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26. .
COMMUNICATION
PLAN

27. Communication PLAN
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Youtube
E-mails
Phone calls
Onsite visits
Website
Linkedin
National/international media
Partner networks

28. .
OPEN ISSUES

29. Open ISSUES
Venue
• Option 1: Elgazala Technopark.
• Option 2: Hotel/Congress Center.
Awards
• Free incubation vouchers.
• …
Sponsorship
?
Roadshow
?
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30. CONTACT US
Contact Information

31. Elgazala Technopark
+…
+…
contact@eid.tn
CONTACT US
Contact Information
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32. THANK YOU
For your Attention